Crochet mouse couple pattern

Make your day joyful with this sweet romantic mouse couple! It will be a cute gift, decoration or accessory for wedding or anniversary.

You can crochet these mice and add some special details like veiling, flowers and beads. Use your imagination when decorating! This is a nice crochet toy project that does not take too long to make.

Supplies:

• Nako Baby yarn (100 acrylic, 130 m / 50 g)
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm button eyes
• Safety nose (12 mm x 9 mm)
• Fiberfill
• Scissors and sewing needle

The size of the finished crochet mouse is about 15 cm (5.9″).

Skill level: intermediate

Crochet Mouse Couple
Free amigurumi pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
(..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

Follow the instruction bellow to crochet a boy mouse. When making a girl mouse, use other colors.

Legs, body, head (crocheted as a single part):
Start crocheting legs with gray yarn. Stuff as you go.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: inc 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: inc 12 times [24]
Rnd 4: sc in all 24 st [24]

Fasten off and weave in the end. Make the second leg in the same way, but don’t fasten off, continue crocheting the body.
Join the legs with sl st.
Rnd 5: crochet sc in next 24 st of first leg, then crochet sc in next 24 st of the second leg [48]
Rnd 6-12: sc in all 48 st [48]
Rnd 13: sc in next 7 st, dec, (sc in next 2 st, dec) x 2 times, sc in next 14 st, dec, (sc in next 2 st, dec) x 2 times, sc in next 7 st [42]

Rnd 14: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 15: sc in next 10 st, dec, sc in next 18 st, dec, sc in next 10 st [40]
Rnd 16: sc in next 9 st, dec, sc in next 18 st, dec, sc in next 9 st [38]
Rnd 17: sc in all 38 st [38]
Rnd 18: sc in next 9 st, dec, sc in next 17, dec, sc in next 8 st [36]
Rnd 19: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 20: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 16 st, dec, sc in next 8 st [34]
Rnd 21: sc in all 34 st [34]
Rnd 22: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [32]
Rnd 23: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 14 st, dec, sc in next 6 st [30]
Rnd 24: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 25: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 26: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 27: inc 24 times [48]
Rnd 28: sc in all 48 st [48]
Rnd 29: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 30-34: sc in all 54 st [54]
Rnd 35: sc in next 14 st, dec, (sc in next 3 st, dec) x 2 times, sc in next 15 st, dec, (sc in next 3 st, dec) x 2 times, sc in next st [48]
Rnd 36-37: sc in all 48 st [48]
Rnd 38: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 39: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 40: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Insert safety nose between Rnd 34 and Rnd 35.

Rnd 41: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 9 times [27]
Rnd 42: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 9 times [18]
Rnd 43: dec 9 times [9]
Rnd 44: dec 5 times [4]
Close the hole. Fasten off and hide the yarn end.

Ears (make 2 with gray yarn and 2 with pink yarn):
4 ch,
Rnd 1: starting from the 2nd ch from hook – sc in next 2 st, 3 sc in last st, turn and continue crocheting on the opposite side of foundation chain: sc in next st, inc [8]
Rnd 2: inc, sc in next st, (inc) x 3 times, sc in next st, (inc) x 2 times [14]
Rnd 3: inc, sc in next 2 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 2 times, inc, sc in next 2 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 2 times [20]
Rnd 4: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 3 st, (inc, sc in next 2 st) x 2 times, inc, sc in next 3 st, inc, sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next st [26]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc in next st) x 2 times, sc in next 3 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 4 times, sc in next 3 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 4 times [36]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Put pink parts on the gray ones (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet sc along the edges through the loops of both parts (use gray yarn).

Belly:
Crochet the belly with beige yarn following the same pattern as you used for ears.

Arms (make 2):
Crochet with gray yarn. Don’t stuff.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: inc 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 4: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
Rnd 5-10: sc in all 8 st [8]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2):
Use gray yarn. Don’t stuff.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: inc 6 times [12]
Rnd 3-4: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 5: dec 6 times (6)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Tail:
Crochet with gray yarn:
Row 1: 18 ch, turn.
Row 2: starting from the 3rd ch from hook – sc in each st till the end of the row.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Bow-tie:
Rnd 1: crochet 15 ch and join with sl st to form a circle.
Rnd 2-3: sc in all 15 st [15]
Fasten off. Flatten this part and wrap around its middle with the yarn end to form a bow.

Accessories for girl mouse

Skirt:
Crochet with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: crochet 40 ch and join with sl st to form a circle. Try it on your mouse, adjust the quantity of chains if it’s needed.
Rnd 2: 1 ch, sc in next 39 st, join with sl st [40]
Rnd 3: 1 ch, sc in next 10 st, inc, sc in next 18 st, inc, sc in next 9 st, join with sl st [42]
Rnd 4: 1 ch, sc in next 7 st, inc, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 14 st, inc, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 6 st, join with sl st [48]
Change to beige yarn.
Rnd 5: 2 ch, 2 dc in each st till the end of the round [96]
Rnd 6: (sc in next st, 3 dc in next st, sc in next st) repeat 32 times.
Fasten off and hide the end.

Bow:
4 ch,
Rnd 1: starting from the 2nd ch from hook – sc in next 2 st, 3 sc in last st, turn and continue crocheting on the opposite side of foundation chain: sc in next st, inc [8]
Rnd 2: 1 dc and 1 sc in next st, sc in next st, 1 sc and 1 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 sc in next st, sc in next st, 1 sc and 1 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, join with sl st.
Fasten off. Wrap around the middle with the yarn end to form a bow.

Assembly:
1. Pin the mouse parts to the places before sewing them on.
2. Make eye indents at the level of Rnd 36, at the distance of 8 stitches from each other. Fasten off the yarn end at the back of the neck. Sew button eyes on the indent places.

3. Make indent for nose bridge between Rnd 36 and Rnd 37. Don’t cut the thread, draw the needle out between Rnd 28 and Rnd 29 and make indent for mouth. Tighten and finish the work at the back of the neck again.
4. Sew all the parts on places.
5. Embroider eye whites, eyelashes and eyebrows.